Some final angel business

I have received so many lovely stories from Angels and the wonderful friendships they have formed from our swap I thought I’d share with you. I hope for most of you this was your experience also.

‘Hugs to Helen,

Helen, I just wanted to take the time to thank you soooooo much for organising the Angel swap last year, I was fortunate enough to have been given 2 great people in the swap, one my Angel and one whom  I was Angel for.  The Friendships that have developed from this are so precious, in fact the person who I was Angel for has a family crisis to deal with, it developed during the time of the swap and they have a battle ahead of them. I have met up with this person and some of her lovely family and have decided that she will need an Angel all year so have decided to send her a surprise each week, some weeks it’s a skein of pretty variegated DMC and other weeks it’s a swatch of fabric and other times l’ll make something.   This friendship would not have developed without you having put us in touch in the first place so THANKS a MILLION’

Then some others from truly exceptional angels like this one -

I’’ve finished my mission of “Rescue Angel”.

In these days Kris Meares, Michelle McConachie and Val Dickinson have received my goods (I hope for them that receiving my package was a little pleasure in these bad days. I know that Michelle and Val live in the outskirts of Melbourne, very closed to the fires).

Monday the package for Cara Bonner left for the final destination, and this morning I’ve sent the package for Angeline Van Wijlen (in a couple of days they will be delivered).

Kris has already put the photos of my gifts on her website (http://tagalongteddies.blogspot.com) , while Michelle and Val do not own a blog, neither me, then I send you photos of all the work done (Sorry, I have tried to put on the photos in the Angel Flickr Group, but I couldn’t manage it).

I now hope that no more angels are without a gift for them.

Now that I've over and done with my " impossible mission " (or almost), I can finally have fun with your Summer Mystery Quilt.

BUT, we do still have two very sad angels whose halo’s were intact but they haven't received anything back. So if you had a wonderful experience and have something you could share to help then Monika and Nicole, Vickie and Jane would love to feel loved also..

http://richesstitches.blogspot.com/

http://www.midohioknitter.blogspot.com/

monika in norway  http://monikasliv.blogspot.com/

Nicole Rennier    nrennier@sbcglobal.net

now a couple of peeks I promised!

my QuiltAid block – remember it was a drawing only on Friday.

and my appliqué quilt – just borders to stitch on, then quilt.

enough for today.

hugs, Helen – oh and thanks so much for all of my birthday wishes…

Comments

[Lurline]

Helen, I will be happy to spoil Jane (Riches Stitches) - that is as long as it suits both of you! Not nice to be left out!By the way - love that border!
Hugs - Lurline♥

[marina]

I had a lovely experience doing the stitcher's swap as it was my first and I keep in regular contact with my swap partners. It is great that the craft world is such a small place.
your quilt aid block looks beautiful. How long will it be before it is released?

[Noela]

Dear Helen
Love your Quilt Aid block. I have seen a few sneak peeks on other designers blogs so am really looking forward to the time when the quilt blocks and finishing quilts will be revealed. I participated in a similiar type of thing with 12 shops in USA, each having a pieced block and you could choose from one of the 12 finishing quilts on offer. It was great.

[RichesStitches]

Helen, I know that it is really late but I did not receive anything from my angel either. I did contact her several times and each time was given the reply that she was just about to post the items, I have tried to give her the benefit of the doubt but have come to realize that nothing is going to come. I have noticed too that she has stopped blogging as well so am not sure what is happening in her life. I am rather disappointed and it is sad that I had this experience for my first ever blog swap. I don't want you to feel obligated to organise anything for me now as I have just chalked it up to experience and I did join another swap over christmas and was partnered with a wonderful lady who spoilt me (even though her husband just lost his job) so at least I have had a good experience there.
Thank you so much for putting together the Angel swap, I know that it would have been a really big job for you and I am glad that I got to send some happiness to the other side of the globe.
Regards
Jane 8o)

[Maree .W]

Your Quilt Aid block is just Beautiful..love the Fabric you have used on the Birds...looking forward to this Project coming out..
cheers

[Vickie E]

uh Helen, I did not recieve anything from my "Angel"...I sent you several emails. I am curious what happened to her?